While going through my wife’s old scrapbook, I came across newspaper clippings that brought back an incredible story from long ago. It was shared with me by my father-in-law, John Kelch, and I believe it deserves to be retold. Before I begin the story, I’d like to provide some context that you’ll need to understand…

After a wonderful weekend visiting our grandparents in Aylmer, we set off for home. Back then, there were no cell phones, GPS, Doppler radar, or weather apps to guide us—just intuition and a paper map. About half an hour into the drive, snow began falling lightly, but within an hour, it had transformed into a…

Stranded at Grandma’s after an ice storm, my brother and I found a steep, glassy hill too tempting to resist. But when my slick vinyl coat turned me into an unstoppable human toboggan, the real adventure began.

The Metro is one of the busiest subway networks in the world and on a normal weekday will carry more than 8 million passengers along 286.8 miles (461.5 km) of track, visiting 263 stations on route. When I lived in Moscow, I used to love running errands because it gave me an excuse to use the metro….

I’ve travelled all over the world, and one of my favourite things to do is to work from various cafes. I wanted to make a coffee table book, but I decided to first blog about it. I was inspired by my good friends at Villa 92 to start a blog (https://villa92.ca). The featured image in…

Twenty years ago, on a calm summer day, something extraordinary happened that I feel compelled to finally share. It started with an ordinary afternoon on my front deck, overlooking Lake St. Clair, when my friend spotted something unusual in the distance. Little did we know, what we saw through that telescope would set off a chain of events that changed everything—something I still think about to this day….. MORE…

This story recounts an adventurous and unexpected sailing trip shared between me and my father-in-law, Pep, where a series of surprising events on the water lead to a memorable experience…. MORE….